James Carmer
Began Judo: 1976
Rank: Sandan, Third Degree Black Belt
 

• USJA 3rd Brown SANKYU 06/24/1977

• lost Judo 1980 (Graduated, Married, moved to S.Cal - what a dope, lived in S.Cal and lost Judo...)

• found judo briefly 1984 (back to Grad School at Purdue Univ. W. Lafayette) then lost it again 1985

• found judo again late 1995 with Charlie Hooks at Notre Dame Univ. and in S.Bend IN and Elkhart IN at the YMCA programs

      "Thanks Charlie, you saved my life!" Congratulations to Mr. Hooks in 2004 he received his USJI 7th Degree SHICHIDAN.

• NIKYU 07/1997

• IKKYU 07/1998

• USA Judo  1st Degree SHODAN 07/11/1999

• USA Judo Coach Cert E 12/09/2000

• USA Judo  National Referee 09/02/2001

• USA Judo 2nd Degree NIDAN 12/07/2001

• USA Judo Coach Cert. D 12/15/2002

• USA Judo Teacher 12/02/2002

• President Mid-West Collegiate Judo Association 02/14/2004

• Vice President Indiana Judo Inc. 04/24/2004

• USA Judo 3rd Degree SANDAN 12/18/2004

Judo major tournament record:

• 2nd    Mstr. 40-44 81kg.       2000 Sr. Nationals Houston TX

• 1st     Mstr. 45-49 81kg.       2002 Sr. Nationals Cleveland, OH

• 2nd    Mstr.  45-49 73 kg      2003 Sr. Nationals Las Vegas, NV

• 2nd    Mstr. 45-49 73 kg.      2004 Sr. Nationals Diego, CA

• 3rd    Mstr. 46-49 73 kg.      2005 Sr. Nationals Virginia Beach, VA

• 1st     Mstr. 50-54 73 kg.      2007 Sr. Nationals Miami, FL

• 3rd    Mstr. 40-44 81kg.       1999 AmCan

• 1st     Mstr. 40-44 81 kg.     2001 AmCan

• 2nd    Mstr. 45-49 81 kg.     2002 AmCan

• 1st     Mstr. 45-49 73 kg.     2003 AmCan

• 1st.    Mstr. 45-49 73 kg.     2003 Canadian Open Masters Champ.

• 1st.    Senior 73. kg.             USJA Senior Nationals

• 2nd    Mstr. 45-49 73 kg.     2004 AmCan

• 1st     Mstr. 45-49 73 kg.     2004 Canadian Open Masters Champ.

• 1st     Senior 73 Kg.             2005 AAU Nationals

• 3rd    Mstr.45-49  81 kg.     2005 Pan Am Masters

• 2nd    Mstr. 45-49 81 kg.    2006 Pan Am Masters

• 1st     Mstr. 45-49 81 kg.    2006 Golden State